se·je·las
/ˌ səjəˈlas /
Origin: Malay
Adjective: clear, transparent, luminous, translucent

Sejelas is a recruitment consultancy offering bespoke talent acquisition services for the finance and life science industries.

Whether you are a company that needs help hiring the right people or a professional looking to advance your career, we are committed to supporting you with your search.

se·je·las
/ˌ səjəˈlas /
Origin: Malay
Adjective: clear, transparent, luminous, translucent

Sejelas is a recruitment consultancy offering bespoke talent acquisition services for the Life Science and Finance industries.

Whether you are a company that needs help hiring the right people or a professional looking to advance your career, we are committed to supporting you with your search.

se·je·las
/ˌ səjəˈlas /
Origin: Malay
Adjective: clear, transparent, luminous, translucent

Your Partner in Life Science & Finance Recruitment

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What we do

We are the right partner to help recruit primarily in the following areas:

EXECUTIVE SEARCH

Recruiting the right executive leader can be one of the most challenging tasks a company can face. Whether searching for Board Members, C-Level Officers or Senior Management, our well-maintained network and personal approach ensures our clients will have access to a diverse blend of skills and experience that matches the strategic direction of their organisations.
We serve a wide variety of companies from early stage start-ups to large public companies.

Life Sciences

Translational Research, R&D Project Management, Clinical Development  & Operations, Medicinal Chemistry, Discovery Biology, Bio-Cheminformatics, Toxicology, Data Science, Business Intelligence, Digital Transformation, Digital Health, Commercial, Marketing, Sales, Business Development, Market Access, Medical Affairs

Finance

Investment Analysis and Management, Controlling, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Finance, Strategy, Corporate Development, Risk Management, Transformation, Restructuring, Investor Relations, Controlling, Accounting, Financial Planning & Analysis, Audit, Human Resource, Recruitment, Operations

Clients

What do our customers say?

While we truly appreciated your responsiveness, and how quickly you were able to present us with candidates, it was the quality of candidates which truly differentiates you from other recruiters we have worked with previously. You were able to present us with a candidate that met all our varied requirements, who was thoroughly screened and informed of our role and company.
Head of HR, Biotech, Colorado
Passionate, flexible, responsive and strong drive to find the best possible fitting candidate for our specific business. We love that you understood our industry so well pharma + finance, which many recruiting agencies cannot really appreciate. It was a great working atmosphere & honest exchange at all points, which we valued.
Managing Partner, Life Science Consulting Firm, Berlin
As a family office with multiple business lines and a large and dynamic portfolio, we have always found Sejelas uncommonly responsive, flexible, and understanding of our needs on both sides of the Atlantic. Whether it's a CMO for a Boston-area biotech or a CFO for a fintech in Munich, Sejelas grasps the profile quickly and seem to have an innate eye for fit. I recommend Sejelas unreservedly.
Head of People & Culture, Family Office, London
Wani and her team are a pleasure to work with. They have helped me tap into the European Market showcasing a range of different skillsets. They really listen to the needs of our business not only targeting certain skills but also looking at the right culture fit which is super important for us. We can rely on them when the pressure is on to fill vacancies. I highly recommend Sejelas as a partner recruitment agency.
HR, InsurTech, Dublin
Sejalas has been very flexible and pragmatic, understanding well our needs as a small life sciences company. They helped us with access to their European network and were quicky able to introduce us to various potential candidates that combined a life sciences and financial background. The team was friendly and personable and I would highly recommend partnering with them.
Founder, Life Sciences Startup, London
In the context of our strategic pivot to RNA therapeutics, we mandated Sejelas with the search for a Chief Development Officer. In spite of the intense competition for talent in this “hot field”, Sejelas managed to come up with a list of great candidates very quickly. They steered the whole process with a lot passion and efficiently to its successful conclusion. Definitely a very positive experience!
CEO, Biotech, Basel
One of the best agencies I’ve ever worked with. Very motivated, engaged and passionate recruiters. They understand what we’re looking for, our culture and our needs and always come up with very good candidates in a short time. The collaboration is like working with internal recruiters. Sejelas is an important partner for us to achieve our growth targets.
CHRO, InsurTech, Zurich/Dublin
As the CFO of a late-stage biotech company that is preparing for a global Phase 3 pivotal trial, I was urgently looking for a Senior Finance Manager in the Berlin area. Sejelas provided me within some days with several interesting profiles. After one week we could schedule the first-round interviews. Wani and her team were very hands-on during the recruitment process. Swift interactions and a personal approach made the difference to sign the best profile within a month.
CFO, Biotech, Berlin
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Making your next career move is an important step

We pride ourselves in supporting you to find the right opportunity that fulfills your ambitions, allowing you to make the right change, at the right time, to the right place.

Insights

The latest interviews and articles from Sejelas

Bo Rode Hansen

Tell us more about your background. Throughout my career, I have focused and been involved in creating, driving and transacting on innovation in medicine. I have led innovation and drug discovery with different technologies including RNA therapeutics, genetic medicines, drug delivery, informatics, biologics and small molecules. During your tenure as President & CEO at Scandion Oncology and Genevant Sciences, what were some of the most innovative projects you spearheaded, and what impact did they have on the company’s direction? As President & CEO at Scandion Oncology, I led the strategic transformation and growth of the company, raising 300 million SEK and listing the company on Nasdaq First North in Stockholm. This allowed Scandion to continue the development in Phase 2 and build the team. We focused on strategically positioning an inhibitor of an efflux pump in cancer cells as innovative projects designed to overcome cancer drug resistance – mainly in colorectal cancer and pancreatic cancer. The medical need in cancer for innovative projects is huge and resistance to existing therapies is the leading cause of the almost innumerable 10 million casualties to cancer every year. 

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Jana Fischer

Tell us about your background. My background is in computational biology and bioinformatics, which I studied at ETH Zürich. I then went on to combine my fascination for cancer research and my data analysis skills and joined the research group of Prof. Bernd Bodenmiller for my PhD. We used highly multiplex tissue imaging in order to characterize tumors and better understand their biology, the different tumor subtypes and the complex interactions between tumor and immune cells. Throughout my PhD I analyzed datasets of large patient cohorts and was able to show the remarkable potential of this type of data in explaining different patient outcomes such as drug response or survival.

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